: [[:Category:Church Music]] is regarding the music itself, while [[:Category:Hymnography]] is regarding the text. Or so it seems to me. &mdash;[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]] <font face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''')</font></small> 19:12, June 14, 2008 (UTC)

: [[:Category:Church Music]] is regarding the music itself, while [[:Category:Hymnography]] is regarding the text. Or so it seems to me. &mdash;[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]] <font face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''')</font></small> 19:12, June 14, 2008 (UTC)

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::More specifically, should [[Sticheron]] and [[Agni Parthene]] be included in [[:Category:Hymnography]] and not [[:Category:Church Music]]? Also, I am confused as to why some things are included in [[:Category:Hymnography]]: [[Prayer of Saint Ephraim]], [[Great Litany]], [[Litany]], and [[Litany of Fervent Supplication]]. I think these would fit better in a [[:Category:Prayer]] (with other articles of that nature). Do we want to distinguish between hymns and prayers in this way? (Not that some cases couldn't be in both categories.) —[[User:Magda|<b>magda</b>]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 20:26, June 14, 2008 (UTC)

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::: [[Sticheron]] and [[Agni Parthene]] are both about the hymns themselves, mainly, and not so much about the music with which they're performed. So, yes. I would not include [[Prayer of Saint Ephraim]] in either category (is it ever sung?), but the litanies I would put in [[:Category:Hymnography]]. If we were to create a category for prayers, I'd think perhaps [[:Category:Prayers]] would be best. It's iffy, at best, though, and potentially could end up including anything remotely liturgical. &mdash;[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]] <font face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''')</font></small> 02:25, June 15, 2008 (UTC)

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::::Thanks. I've made those changes, and created the [[:Category:Prayers]]—feel free to add further explanatory remarks, and see what the Romanian-language version has done with their category. —[[User:Magda|<b>magda</b>]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 15:32, June 21, 2008 (UTC)

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I'm partial to the idea of restricting the use of a People category to biographical materials. When discussing the particulars of a person's life, ex: the neo-Platonism of Origen, then that could be introduced into discussions about The School of Alexandria, the 5th(?) Ecumenical Council, Heresy, Nepsis, et cetera and perhaps linked back to the bio page.

It could be that I was dropped on my head too many times as an infant, but this seems to me to be a way to avoid redundancy.

Organization

I think the categories for Church Music and Hymnography have some overlap, and it would be a good idea to define what each category is (perhaps merge, or have one be a subcategory of the other). —magda (talk) 19:04, June 14, 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I've made those changes, and created the Category:Prayers—feel free to add further explanatory remarks, and see what the Romanian-language version has done with their category. —magda (talk) 15:32, June 21, 2008 (UTC)